Lime spreading attachment for manure spreaders



Aug. 25, 1931'. H. m 1,820,528

LIME SPREADING ATTACHMENT FOR MANURE SPREADERS Original F'i led March26, 1934 I tured "into 7 a a May 15, 1928,. wherein I' have shown suchan ofa manurespreader showing the'detachable:rAnaYeLAAmorwmrson,11LLmoIs, Assxe oaropEnBE Momm s: E,

= Y rumors; 1 ooaronarronorrrnmors a 1 i 1 LmE srnnenme ATTACHMENTTORMANI IBE SP READERS P Original abla ion fiiea nmh-2e,-i924,' Serial No.701,949, 'jp vi dea' arid this a iplieation filed' Anlfil [1 i I v 1928.Serial :1The present invention relates to manure spreadingattachments,and has as its general object to provide. an attachment which is adaptedto convert the ordinary manure spreader into an efiicientlime, sand orpulverized fertilizer spreader. Thisapplication is divisional of my.application which mas Letters Patent No. 1,669,693,011

attachment. The present'application'is di-' rected more specificallyto'the, detachable paddles which constltute' a partof the afore}. Oneofthe particular obsaid attachment. I jects of thefpresent invention is toprovide a: paddle which can be mounted on the connal beater of theordinary manure.- spreader, and" which can' be quickly attached to anddetached from said; beater in convert ing the implement from amanurespreader to a lime spreader'or vice versa. i a

Referringto the drawings: V v i Fig l is across sectional View of aportion paddlesmounted on the beater; a v

' Fig. 2 is la-perspectiv f view of he detacha: ble pan orr'eceptaclefused, in connection with my improved paddles; V p v 1 7 V,Fig fi isfatop p'lanview of one of the Padan showing'the manner inwhichit is removably secured to theteeth and barff.

the beater;and

liig. 4=-is a front I In carrying outmy invention, I have provided animproved form of attachment for an ordinary/manure spreader which isadapted for us'e'in connectionwith spreading materials that areinpulverized form. f In connection with distributingand spreadingmaterials thatare in'powdered or pulverized form, the ordinary manurespreaderbeater is' "so constructed that thebeater-teeth could notproperly distribute the material"; alsothe beater is positioned' to therear and adjacent the delivery end of the apron in such a man ner'thatany pulverized material being dis-' :t'ributed by the ordinary manurespreader "drops downbetweenthe beater and the end ofthe "apron and doesnot-give the desired 1 spread over a wide area that is required.

elevational view of the paddle shown in Fig; 3.

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the 'purpose of illustrating inve is}: tion 'l" have shown a manurespreader com P i s a body mounted on the usual supporting axlejll andcarrying wheels 12. Se

cured to the sides ofthe body 10: and e Xte'nding upwardly therefrom areextension mem bers '13'which form bearings for theusual rotatinvretarder 14. Operatively mounted in the bottom of thebody or'box'lOisthe';

usual endless belt conveyor 15,'which Zisfpro-, vlded with a'pluralityof 1lug s16 fo'rengaging and carrying the material-in thebody of themanure Spreader rearwardlytoward'the H deliveryend'thereof.* The endlessconveyor belt is operatively "drivenbyadriving roller 17, which isgeared to the'carrying or tractionwheel 12 in a manner wellknown.

' .jkotatablymounted in bearings formedin v the sldes of the body 10above and to the rear I ':of the delivery end ofthe endlessjeonveyorbelt 15 is the usual beater 18. The beater'1 8 is provided with'theusual cross-barsf19 with the-radially projecting teeth 20 ,iare posltloned'with respect to the delivery end 'fof whichinturnare provided withradially pra jecting' teeth 20. The heater '18, together the endlessconveyor'jbelt 15 in such 'amanner jas'to'fo'rm a relatively small spacebetween the lugs 16 0f the conveyor belt and the'teeth 1 Vent either ofthese members or parts from" 20 of the beater, to positively-. insureor'pre striking each other in their 'normal'o 'oeration,

Positionedjto therearof-thebeater18and mounted on arms 21 securedto thebody 10 g .offthe manure spreader is the usualwide spread distributor22. ,The wide spread distributor 22 is so positionedfthat as the mate,-

rial to be distributedis conveyed by the *beat- I er over the topthereof in the direction "indi- .cated by the arrow, it :C eliveredtothe wide spread distributor, which 'in'turn spreads the material, overa wide area or swathfi The i vwide spread distributor 22 and beater-lasswell as the rotating'retarder ll, are opera tively geared to thetraction or carrying this reason, it is thought ,unnecessary'to'specifically describe the manner :in which all these parts areoperatively driven. 4 i

Detachably secured to the sides of thebody I 7 wheels 12in the mannerwell known; and for 10 is a detachable pan 23 which has its rearwardportion curved concentrically as shown at 24 in a manner to conform withthe curvature or ath defined by the rotating teeth of the heater 18; Ata'pointbetween the beater 18 and the delivery end of the endlessconveyor 15, the pan 23 deflects downwardly as shown at 25 and curvesunder thedriving roller 17 of the endless conveyor 15 as shown at 26,and extends forwardly as shown at 27 to a point adjacent the axle 11. pThe BXlZQIl", sion 27 is provided on the opposlte sides thereof withhooks 28 which are adapted to ceptacle for receiving any loose materialthat may be dropped between the apron or conve'yo'r belt and the beater.The sides 29 eX- tend forwardly and taper downwardly as shown at 30adjacent the extension 27. The rearward end of the pan 28 is supportedin close proximity to the path defined by the teeth of the beater 18, bybrackets 31 which in turn are adapted to be secured to thesides of thebody. v Y C.

From the above description, it will be readily seen that as the lime orother pulveriiedm'aterial being distributed is conveyed rearwardly bythe endless conveyor or apron 15, the beater 18 will engage suchmaterial and'cohvey it .o'verthe top thereof onto] the wide distributor22 mounted on the frame jeXtension2 1, and in the event any of thematerial should drop between the delivery end of the apron and theconveyor, it will fall into the receptacle 24 where it willbe picked upas soon as a sufiicient quantity'is accumuiatedby the rotating heaterand conveyed over the top of the beater without any loss. 7

The present inven ion is concerned with the provision of paddles of acertain improved construction which are capable of quickl attachablemounting on the beater teeth 50. Thesepaddles consist'of a series oflongitudinally extending plates 32 having.

staple-like portions pressed outwardly on the outer ends thereof asshown at 38, which are adapted to receive the outer teethltll of eachrow of beater teeth 20. The plates 32 are positioned parallel to theteeth and are detachably secured in position by meansot s ring clips 35which are secured to the iat 32 by means of rivets 36. The spring clips35 are provided with right angularly disposed portions 37 which areadapted to engage the inner sides of the beater bars 19, as clearlyshown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. h

It Will thus be seen that by means of my improved attachment, the beaterof an ordinot pick any or it up and carry it around to the wide spreadheater in rear thereof. By my improved construction, each of thelongitudinally extending series of teeth 20 with the plate attachedthereto is converted into ablade; the beater 18 thus being. convertedinto what maybe termed a paddle wheel with a series of radiallyextending blades, which blades as the. beater 18 rotates pick up asubstantial amount ofthe fine material and carry it up and back to thewide spread beater 22, whereby a positive feed and a wide spread. of"the material is assured.

1. In a lime spreading attachment for manure'spreaders, the combinationwith a beater having a plurality of outwardly projecting teeth, of aplurality of plates ex tending longitudinally of said beater anddetacha'blysecured to said teeth. 7

. In a lime spreading attachment for manure s1 )rea ders, thecombinationwith a beater having a plurality of radially dis osed teeth,of plurality of plates on said eater, said plates having meanscoope'rable with said teeth for positioning the plates longitudinallyand radially with respect to said beaten In a lime spreading attachinent for manure spreaders, the combination with a heater having aplurality of radially disposed teeth, of a plurality of plates on saidheater, said plates having means coo-perable with saidteeth forpositioning the plates longitudinally with respect to saiclbeater, and

means carried by said platesand cooperable with said beater fordetachably securing the plates in cooper-able relationship with respectto said teeth. 4

a. In a lime spreading attachment for manure 'spre'adcrs, thecombination with a heater having a plurality of outwardly extendingteeth,of a plurality of plates on said beater, said plates having meanscooperable with said teeth for positioning the plates longitudinally andsubstantially radially with respect to said heater, and means cooperablewith said beater for reinovably securing the plates thereto.-. a v

5. In a lime spreading attachment for manure spreader-s, the combinationwith a heater having a plurality of bars extending longitudinallythereacross, and a plurality of ly and radially with respect to saidbars, and

teeth secured to eachof said bars,

. means cooperable with saidbars for -remov-- ably securing the'platesthereto.

6. In a lime spreading attachment forima nure Spreaders, the combinationwith a beater having a plurality oflongitudinally extending bars, and aplurality of radially disposed of radially disposed plates havingstaple-like portions formed therein and cooperable with said teeth forpositioning said plates longitudinally of said bars,'and spring clipssecured to said plates and cooperable with-the bars for'removablysecuring the plates thereto.

7. In alime spreading attachment for manure spreaders, thecombinationwith a beater having a plurality of a plurality of plates having meanscooper- .able with said teeth for positioning "said plates radially andlongitudinally with respect to said beater, and means cooperable withthe beater for removably. securing the plates thereto.

. ing staple-like portions formed therein 8. In a lime spreadingattachment for manure Spreaders, the combination with a beater having aplurality of radially disposed teeth, of a plurality of radiallydisposed plates havand cooperable with said teeth for positioningsaidplates longitudinally of said beater, and

spring clips seeuredto saidpla'tes, and 001- operable with the beaterfor removably securing the plates thereto.

' 9. In aplime spreadlng attachment for ma- T nure Spreaders, theeombinationwith a beater having a plurality of outwardly projectingteeth, of a plurality of plates detachably secured to said heater andextending longitudinally thereof alongside of 'said teeth.

10. In a lime. spreadingxattachment for manure spreaders, thecombination with a beater having a plurality of outwardly projectingteeth, of a plurality of plates detachably secured to said beater andextending one side of the teeth; I 11. In a lime spreading jectingteeth, of a plurality of plates carried.

by the beater longitudinally thereof and bearing against thepworkingface of the teeth.-

'HARRY CLAAR. 1

of radially disposed teeth,

attachment for I manure Spreaders, the combination;with a beater havinga plurality of outwardly p-ro-

